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Don't Be Surprised in the Voting Booth

If you take a look at your ballot now, you still have time before election day, Nov. 6, 2018, to figure out how to vote. Take a look at the choices for local offices, they might impact your life more than those on the national stage.

I can’t attach your ballot, because even within Warrenville, there are multiple districts at every level of government – each with different boundaries. Just considering Warrenville voters, there are many ballot variations.

Follow the steps, just a few clicks, and enter your address and you'll have the ballot. These instructions are for anyone in DuPage county.

Type your address. Note:the house number includes the numbers and letter (e.g. 28w530). The "Suffix" is your street type (e.g. Street, Road). It has to match exactly -- for mine Ln works but not Lane. Click Search.

Click to "View Ballot" link.

On this page, you can also see your polling place, all your current elected officials, and what districts you are in.

Finding the ballot is the easy part. Now you have the harder job of deciding how to cast it. If you're still looking for information on that, I just learned of a website ballotready.org. This site has a tab for each candidate on your ballot, along with links to learn their stances on many issues and a newsfeed of artices printed about them. This is not an official ballot, and does not contain all the local items.

Besides the usual candidates, Warrenville ballots contain a referendum for Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 regarding the Early Childhood Education Center, and 3 propositions:

Shall DuPage County oppose the General Assembly instituting a property tax increase equivalent to 1% of your home’s value to help retire state debt?

Shall DuPage County oppose the creation of a statewide Vehicle Mileage Tax (VMT) which would tax DuPage County citizens based upon the number of miles driven annually?

Shall DuPage County continue to dissolve and consolidate units of local government to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and increase accountability?

Art on the Prairie, Warrenville's fall art and music festival, is coming up on the weekend of Septermber 15 and 16, 2018. The park district is looking for volunteers. Your help will make this event run smoohtly.

Volunteers Needed on September 15 and 16:

6-8 volunteers to assist artists unloading their cars and setting up (starting at 7:30 on Sat and 8:30 on Sunday)

Schedule for Art on the Prairie 2018

Enjoy live music, children's art station, taste Two Brothers beer & products and shop for art as you stroll through Warrenville City Hall Complex. This juried art fair features photography, wood work, jewelry, ink prints and much more from Midwest artists.

Will You Ask for a Democratic or Republican Ballot?

The upcoming election is a primary, so your ballot will not have all the candidates that you see in the commercials. You must choose which ballot you want to vote.

Looking up the ballots, there was one surprising issue on both ballots. This issue is, "Should the DuPage County Elections Commission be dissolved, and it's functions be consolidated with the office of the Dupage County Clerk." This question is on the Republican, Democratic, and the only item on the Non Partisan Ballot. It is probably on all ballots in DuPage County.

Candidate Forum for 14th Congressional District

Wondering who to vote for? Come meet the candidates

Most of Warrenville is in the the 14th Congressional District. The Republican candidate, (Randy Hultgren) is unopposed. Now you have the opportunity to choose which of 7 Democratic candidates will oppose him on the November ballot. Come meet these candidates:D14 Candidate Forum: Sunday March 11 from 6-8 pm at Warrenville City Hall.

Find Your Ballots

If you are in DuPage County, follow these steps to enter your address and you'll have the ballots. For this election there are Republican, Democrat, and Non-Partisan Ballots.

Type your address. Note:the house number includes the numbers and letter (e.g. 28w530). The "Suffix" is your street type (e.g. Street, Road). It has to match exactly -- for mine Ln works but not Lane. Click Search.

Click to "View Ballot" links to get each ballot.

On this page, you can also see your polling place, all your current elected officials, and what districts you are in.

It's good to look up your own ballot, but for this election, there are few local contests, so if you live in DuPage County Board District 6, and Congressional District 14, these may be your sample ballots:

Art on the Prairie, Warrenville's fall art and music festival, is coming up on the weekend of Septermber 16 and 17, 2017. The park district is looking for volunteers. Your help will make this event run smoohtly.

Volunteers Needed on September 16 and 17:

6-8 volunteers to assist artists unloading their cars and setting up (starting at 7:30 on Sat and 8:30 on Sunday)

Don't Be Surprised in the Voting Booth - Check Your Ballot Now!

If you take a look at your ballot now, you still have a few days before the election day on April 4, 2017, to figure out how to cast your ballot. Local representatives can have a direct impact your life, so take the opportunity to vote.

I can’t attach your ballot, because even within Warrenville, there are multiple districts at every level of government – each with different boundaries. Hence, just for Warrenville voters, there are ballot variations, so you need to look it up. (Note: someone came knocking on my door with info, including a ballot with recommendations -- it was NOT the correct ballot for my address).

Follow the steps, just a few clicks, and enter your address and you'll have the ballot.

Type your address. Note:the house number includes the numbers and letter (e.g. 28w530). The "Suffix" is your street type (e.g. Street, Road). It has to match exactly -- for mine Ln works but not Lane. Click Search.

Click to "View Ballot" link.

On this page, you can also see your polling place, all your current elected officials, and what districts you are in.

Should Warrenville Annex to Naperville?

On January 26 the courts were supposed to decide if this question would be on the April 4 ballot. No luck, a continuance was requested. The decision is postponed until Feb. 8. Connie Schmidt attended the initial press conference, and sent the following report:

"Since the news broke that petitions were being circulated to annex Warrenville (and Lisle AND Woodridge) into the city of Naperville, I have been so very proud of the reactions of our mayor, and the spirit of our citizens as seen in personal conversations as well as on social media. The common statement has been, we love Warrenville, BECAUSE it is not Naperville. I have been following this situation in a number of ways and attended the press conference with Mayor Brummel and the mayors from Woodridge, Lisle and Naperville. It was Mayor Brummel who called the press conference and has taken the lead in connecting the communities for a united response. It was Mayor Brummel and the city of Warrenville who prepared a written statement for the press which was available for attendees to read and follow during the event. And it was Mayor Brummel who started off the press conference with a well crafted speech that this effort is indeed not being initiated by our residents and would not benefit our community.

One point which some of the news outlets are citing incorrectly is that some residents of Warrenville are trying to make this happen. There is no evidence of this. The petitions are being circulated by paid individuals who do not live in Warrenville, (some live in Chicago) by an attorney from Chicago, Frank Avila. It was stated that many of the 81 signatures from Warrenville did not appear to be valid. Mayor Brummel and the other officials are stumped as to why this is being done, but do talk about the time and man/woman hours needed to refute this effort. Mayor Brummel and the mayors from Lisle and Woodridge filed objections to the petition today in DuPage County Circuit Court.

We in Warrenville can all be grateful for the forward thinking actions by our city government to “head this off at the pass” prior to having it on a ballot in April. At the press conference we were told that a response from the Court on the challenges by the individual communities to these petitions will be determined by January 26…so stay tuned." submitted by Connie Schmidt

Don't Be Surprised in the Voting Booth

If you take a look at your ballot now, you still have time before election day, Nov. 8, 2016, to figure out how to vote on the more obscure offices and issues. These local representatives might impact your life more than those on the national stage.

I can’t attach your ballot, because even within Warrenville, there are multiple districts at every level of government – each with different boundaries. Hence, just for Warrenville voters, there are ballot variations.

Follow the steps, just a few clicks, and enter your address and you'll have the ballot.

Type your address. Note:the house number includes the numbers and letter (e.g. 28w530). The "Suffix" is your street type (e.g. Street, Road). It has to match exactly -- for mine Ln works but not Lane. Click Search.

Click to "View Ballot" link.

On this page, you can also see your polling place, all your current elected officials, and what districts you are in.

Finding the ballot is the easy part. Now you have the harder job of deciding how to cast it. If you're still looking for information on that, I just learned of a website ballotready.org. This site has a tab for each candidate on your ballot, along with links to learn their stances on many issues and a newsfeed of artices printed about them. For my address, I also found information on the state-wide "Transportation Lockbox" ballot item, but did not find information on the local referendums (Mosquito Abatement issue for all of DuPage County, and Musselman Property development issue for Warrenville residents only).

Mosquito Abatement

Someone passed along information they received from the Warrenville City Attorney on the impacts of the Mosquito Abatement Issue.

1) This is a non-binding (advisory) referendum question and will not change anything whether or not it passes.2) Regardless of the referendum outcome and any future actions by the Township’s efforts to consolidate mosquito abatement services, the township cannot provide that service within the incorporated City of Warrenville boundaries.3) The Township does not have jurisdiction for general services such as mosquito spraying within municipal boundaries. They may only serve the unincorporated areas.4) The Township would need specific state legislation giving it such authority, or some type of intergovernmental cooperative agreement specifically with the City of Warrenville, to provide mosquito abatement within the corporate limits of the City.5) The City Council has not changed its policy against mosquito spraying within the City and there are no plans or actions to change that direction.

Mussleman Property

Art on the Prairie, Warrenville's fall art and music festival, is coming up on the weekend of Septermber 17 and 18, 2016. The park district is looking for volunteers. Your help will make this event run smoohtly.

Volunteers Needed on September 17 and 18:

6-8 volunteers to assist artists unloading their cars and setting up (starting at 7:30 on Sat and 8:30 on Sunday)

The Illinois Primary Election is March 15, 2016.

Since it's a primary, you can vote on either a Democratic OR Republican primary ballot.

I just took a look at the ballots, and the candidates that have dropped out of the race, are not removed from the ballot, so the list of candidates is long, especially for the Republican presidential election.

Click her to get a Sample Democratic Ballot and a Sample Republican ballot for DuPage County District 6. Your ballot will probably be a little different, so follow the instructions below. If you are in Warrenville, parts of the city are in district 5, where there is a contested primary on the Republican ballot.

Follow the steps: just a few clicks, enter your address and you'll have your ballot. These instructions should work for anyone in DuPage county.

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